1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,360 Speaker 1: Mahomes back throws. It is equal. 2 00:00:02,360 --> 00:00:05,040 Speaker 2: Please pick off picked up by the Lions by Branch 3 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 2: with the left side. 4 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: He's going, baby, He's going to the house. Touch down 5 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 1: Detroit Lions deflected in the air. Branch ran under it, 6 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:26,279 Speaker 1: and he took it all the way back. Welcome to 7 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:28,640 Speaker 1: Week nine of the NFL season. It is the bye 8 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 1: week for the Detroit Lions. This is the twenty the 9 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 1: Huddle Podcast. I am Tim Twentyman. This is PJ. Clark. 10 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 1: We are back and look it it's got I got 11 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:40,640 Speaker 1: a kind of a little fun now bye a week 12 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 1: show for you. We're gonna hit up the news real quick, 13 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:45,639 Speaker 1: as we always do. I got ESPN's Field Yates, he's 14 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 1: gonna join me. Give kind of a national perspective of 15 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:51,879 Speaker 1: where the Lions sit at the halfway point. Let's get 16 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 1: read to the news page and obviously trade deadline week 17 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 1: Lions made a move for Donovan Peoples Jones wide receiver 18 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 1: out of Cleveland. To me, you know, I think it 19 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 1: kind of fits what they needed. You know, when you 20 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 1: look at Marvin Jones Junior stepping away from the team, 21 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:12,480 Speaker 1: I think this was one wide receiver injury away from 22 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 1: you know, being in a pretty tough spot with Donovan 23 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 1: People's jones. He's a veteran guy. Just last year he 24 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:19,280 Speaker 1: caught sixty one balls for eight hundred and thirty nine 25 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: yards and three touchdowns. Only has what eight or nine 26 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 1: catches this year. Wasn't as big a part of the 27 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 1: offense as he was a season ago. But here's a 28 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:30,040 Speaker 1: guy who's six to two hundred pounds. He can play outside, 29 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 1: he can play inside, he can return kicks to me. 30 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 1: He gives them some depth at that wide receiver corps 31 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:38,120 Speaker 1: and ensures that that position up a little bit. 32 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 2: You're you've seen it in training camp. This is kind 33 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 2: of reminiscent of the Denzel Mimps trade. The Lions have 34 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 2: been looking for a bigger body. I mean, you made 35 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 2: that move that ended up not working out. But again, 36 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 2: especially without Marv now, you needed another outside receiver six 37 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 2: to two hundred can can make intested catches on the 38 00:01:57,840 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 2: outside of the boundary. 39 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 1: Not a burger. Not a guy that makes those contested 40 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 1: catches and now catches in traffic. 41 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 2: Josh Reynolds goes down. The rest of the wide receiver 42 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 2: corps is like Khalif Raymond short, Alvin Roslay Brown short, 43 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 2: you're looking at like Samu La Porter is your only 44 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 2: big body option there. This gives you some more depth. 45 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:18,359 Speaker 2: It also gives you, you know, a quality punt returner, 46 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,800 Speaker 2: quality special teams guy in Donovan Peoples Jones that you 47 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 2: know Kenny return kicks if Khalif goes down. That's another 48 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 2: option for returning punts that I think is pretty really interesting. 49 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 2: You mentioned it. Eighteen targets, eight catches this year, so 50 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 2: not so much on the stat sheet right now, but 51 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 2: local guy Detroit Native Lions Van growing up. It's it's 52 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 2: a cool story. 53 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 1: Street of production in this league. And I think fans 54 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:42,799 Speaker 1: look at the eight catches and say, oh wow, we're 55 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:45,119 Speaker 1: ating a guy with eight catches. No just a year ago. 56 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:47,639 Speaker 1: I think guy with sixty plus catches almost a thousand. 57 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 2: Yards eight hundred curer yards in you know, three and 58 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 2: a half years, and. 59 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 1: A guy who has returned both punts and kicks. So 60 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 1: something happens to Khaliff punt return wise, you've got a 61 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:58,640 Speaker 1: guy who's done it at a high level and he 62 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 1: can return kicks too. We'll see Khalio Dorsey's injury Monday night, 63 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 1: if that's serious or not. Might need somebody back there 64 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 1: there's a guy that can step right in and do 65 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:06,720 Speaker 1: that as well. 66 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 2: It's it and it's it's low risk. I mean, you 67 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:11,239 Speaker 2: give it up a six round pick two years from now, 68 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 2: so you're taking a shot just to see if you 69 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 2: can get kind of a jolt here midseason coming off 70 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 2: the buy. I think it's you know, low risk, high reward. 71 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 2: You get some red zone production. That's that's I think 72 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:22,960 Speaker 2: what you're looking for. 73 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 1: I know some fans are probably a little bit disappointed 74 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: and saw some of the other names that that you know, 75 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:29,680 Speaker 1: Chase Young, Montes sweat some of those other guys, those 76 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:33,079 Speaker 1: edge rushers. You look at this cit Reliance team, you say, 77 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: you know, maybe Aiden could have used a little help 78 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 1: on the other side, even though I think James Houston's 79 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:40,000 Speaker 1: coming back. I think you look at Julian Aquara and 80 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: what he's done in the last four games. He's got 81 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 1: two sacks and four games. I think, what forty four 82 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 1: pass rush reps whatever, two sacks, that's good production. So 83 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 1: maybe they viewed him as a guy that's coming along. 84 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 1: And I just I look at what Brad said when 85 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 1: he came in and was asked about you know, where 86 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 1: did you look at defense at all. And he said, one, 87 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 1: they've got to fit us, and not just from a 88 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:08,040 Speaker 1: film perspective, which Fancy Montes. What they see Chase Young, 89 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:10,320 Speaker 1: they see the number two overall pick. They maybe see 90 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 1: some sack production. But you've got to trust that Brad 91 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:16,839 Speaker 1: Holmes and his staff watch every single snap see how 92 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 1: that would translate to this scheme, some of the games 93 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 1: they do up front, some of those things, and he 94 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 1: just said, it's got to work for us, and it 95 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 1: just didn't work for us. And so I think Brad 96 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:29,719 Speaker 1: Holmes has earned the trust to say if a guy 97 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 1: doesn't fit here, he probably wasn't going to be a 98 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:36,840 Speaker 1: great fit, either scheme wise or culturally or whatever it was. 99 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean even you know, no cornerbacks ended up 100 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:43,840 Speaker 2: getting moved. That was another we talked about it on 101 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 2: Monday night. That could be another interesting spot, beefing up 102 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 2: the secondary a little bit. Just wasn't there. No no, 103 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 2: you know, no big name wide receivers got moved. You 104 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 2: make the move for Donovan people's jones. No corners get moved, 105 00:04:56,760 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 2: couple edges. But maybe the market just wasn't shaped and up. 106 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 2: Maybe you didn't want to give up a high three 107 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:04,919 Speaker 2: that it ends up being like that, and you wanted 108 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:07,520 Speaker 2: to keep those picks, and you know, certainly the draft 109 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:10,760 Speaker 2: record reflects well enough that what Brad Holmes can do 110 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:12,719 Speaker 2: with the third round pick. You got to feel pretty 111 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 2: confident in that. So you know, it is what it is. 112 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:18,239 Speaker 2: This is this is the group the lines are going 113 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:21,040 Speaker 2: with right now. You can always see what what waivers 114 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 2: is going to bring. Maybe maybe through the end of 115 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:25,919 Speaker 2: the year. Josh Reynolds obviously a different situation when you 116 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:28,120 Speaker 2: had the number one waiver claim and you were able 117 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 2: to get a guy like Josh Reynolds a couple of 118 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:31,839 Speaker 2: years ago. But you never know who might end up 119 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 2: getting getting released here. 120 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 1: Some of your guys through James Houston off the top, 121 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:39,680 Speaker 1: maybe C. J. Gardner Johnson at the end of the season. 122 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:42,160 Speaker 1: I mean, those are two guys that if you get back, 123 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 1: that almost seems like making a great trade. They were 124 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 1: hurt so early in the season Week two. Yeah, you're 125 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:51,159 Speaker 1: six and two. You're six and two without them, and 126 00:05:51,200 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 1: now you get guys like that that can help your 127 00:05:52,880 --> 00:05:56,600 Speaker 1: past rush, help your secondary. Hopefully maybe at December it's 128 00:05:57,120 --> 00:05:58,920 Speaker 1: you'll know for sure if those guys can go back. 129 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:01,920 Speaker 1: But I think that's something to remember as well. I 130 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 1: got some guys coming back, a. 131 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 2: Lot of time left, so this is you know, this 132 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:06,600 Speaker 2: is the group that it's going to be now and 133 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:08,920 Speaker 2: you got to see what you can do from here. 134 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:11,600 Speaker 1: Let's talk about some injuries. You know, Scott Daily, I 135 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 1: think is probably the biggest one to come out of 136 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 1: Monday Night's game, had surgery. Knee injury. Looks like it's 137 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:22,440 Speaker 1: going to be a year type thing. And it's too 138 00:06:22,440 --> 00:06:24,920 Speaker 1: bad for him because he won that competition in training camp. 139 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:27,360 Speaker 1: He was playing really really well. You had never heard 140 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:31,480 Speaker 1: Scott stalely Scott Daly's name, and that is exactly what 141 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:36,599 Speaker 1: you want as a as a long snapper. So you know, 142 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:39,159 Speaker 1: we'll see what they do there. They've got to, you know, 143 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:41,640 Speaker 1: get somebody in this week. 144 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:46,920 Speaker 2: You gotta see what the roster looks like too, because 145 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 2: the Donovan People's Jones roster spot was Scott Daily going 146 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:51,320 Speaker 2: on IR So you're gonna have to do a little 147 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 2: bit of roster shuffling there as well. Coming off this buy, 148 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:56,600 Speaker 2: I think that's gonna be really interesting. And then you're 149 00:06:56,600 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 2: getting guys back from injury. 150 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, Frank Rag now I think I would expect him 151 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:02,760 Speaker 1: to be back, and I think it's gonna be probably 152 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:05,840 Speaker 1: pretty close for Jonah Jackson and for David Montgomery, and 153 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:08,599 Speaker 1: so I think offensively, you're gonna have all your weapons back. 154 00:07:08,839 --> 00:07:13,080 Speaker 1: So I think the buy came at an exact perfect 155 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 1: time for. 156 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 2: Dam made a big point of that yesterday. 157 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 1: And the players love that kind of mid season to 158 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 1: break it up into two. I know in years past 159 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 1: they've had that week four, Week five that's early and 160 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 1: that really makes the second three quarters of the season 161 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 1: a grind. So this is perfect. They've got some injuries 162 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 1: they've got to deal with and get back, and I 163 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:34,240 Speaker 1: think when they go when they come back and they 164 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 1: go to Los Angeles to face the Chargers week ten, 165 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:39,280 Speaker 1: it would be right. I think they're gonna be in 166 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:40,280 Speaker 1: good shape injury wise. 167 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, you got you have this long runway now and 168 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 2: everybody go home, get a little break, and you know 169 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:48,440 Speaker 2: you're gonna practice again until next Tuesday. So you got 170 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 2: time and things to work on and ways to to 171 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 2: get this figured out health wise. But you can also 172 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 2: you know, coach Campbell made a good point that they're 173 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 2: doing self scout. What has worked through the first eight games, 174 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 2: what can we do better in the in the next. 175 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 1: Nine and you can go to Detroit Lines dot com 176 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 1: and see five numbers that I had. I thought they 177 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 1: did really well the first eight weeks and five numbers 178 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 1: that will come out on on Thursday that you know, 179 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 1: I think they need to improve a little bit of the 180 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 1: second half, so you can check that out. 181 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:22,960 Speaker 2: There are certainly ways to get better. I think there's 182 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 2: you know, Monday was not the cleanest game in the 183 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 2: World's good teams win those games, and you got to win. 184 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 2: But there are ways to to certainly, you know, can 185 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:33,200 Speaker 2: you work down in people's jones into the offense. There 186 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:35,800 Speaker 2: are things to to take the next you know, ten 187 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:38,200 Speaker 2: or so days and then you play a couple of games, 188 00:08:38,200 --> 00:08:41,240 Speaker 2: and I think even more so, you're getting the mini 189 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:45,440 Speaker 2: buy after Thanksgiving, you know, four weeks more of wear 190 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:48,040 Speaker 2: and tear. That's going to be an extra an extra 191 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:50,240 Speaker 2: three or so days there in a month now too, 192 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:50,920 Speaker 2: one hundred percent. 193 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:53,600 Speaker 1: And so look the Lions get to also, you know, 194 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:56,520 Speaker 1: watch the rest of the league, which is always fun. 195 00:08:56,559 --> 00:08:59,240 Speaker 1: I know, I enjoy that part of it. On the 196 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:01,800 Speaker 1: bye week and the mini buye always after thanksgame. We've 197 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:03,120 Speaker 1: had a few of those with a couple of Thursday 198 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:05,160 Speaker 1: night games, get a chance to kind of watch some 199 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 1: of the other games on Sunday. That's rare for us, 200 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:12,319 Speaker 1: but maybe some games that that stick out Sunday this weekend, 201 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 1: you know, I'll start with one. I think the Minnesota 202 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:18,080 Speaker 1: at Atlanta I think will be an interesting one. Obviously, 203 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:20,880 Speaker 1: the Kirk Cousins injury last week towards Achilles done for 204 00:09:20,920 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 1: the year. I think that's a huge blow for Minnesota. 205 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:27,120 Speaker 1: They're two games behind Detroit and Atlanta's sneaky four and four. 206 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 1: You know, they've won some games, and I think they're 207 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:31,679 Speaker 1: both going to be starting new quarterbacks. I think it's 208 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:38,800 Speaker 1: gonna be Jalen Hall for for Minnesota and Heinike for Atlanto. 209 00:09:39,440 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 1: First time starters for each of these teams. Minnesota trying 210 00:09:42,880 --> 00:09:45,520 Speaker 1: to stay on Detroit seals in the NFC North and 211 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:48,120 Speaker 1: and in the NFC playoff picture the same thing with Atlanta. 212 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:50,720 Speaker 1: I think that's a really interesting game. You know, if 213 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:53,319 Speaker 1: Minnesota loses that, one goes you know behind two and 214 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:59,160 Speaker 1: a half games from Detroit to year, you're getting a 215 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:00,800 Speaker 1: little urgency there in Minnesota. 216 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, and then you know they made a trade for 217 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:05,160 Speaker 2: Josh Jobbs yesterday who's played pretty well this year, and 218 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:08,160 Speaker 2: how long does it take him to get up to speed? 219 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:13,000 Speaker 2: If that's tough, it's gonna be really, it's gonna be difficult. 220 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:14,800 Speaker 2: He's done a lot of good things in Arizona so 221 00:10:14,840 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 2: far this year. But you know, how desperate do you 222 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:20,400 Speaker 2: get if if maybe you dropped this one to Atlanta? 223 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 2: How rushed is that process going to have to be 224 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:25,160 Speaker 2: to kind of keep pace with the Lions in the division. 225 00:10:25,280 --> 00:10:27,440 Speaker 1: What's another one? You're looking at Seattle in Baltimore? 226 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:32,160 Speaker 2: I think to me, I mean, it's the two teams 227 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:36,280 Speaker 2: that that you lost to. You're thinking, you know, maybe 228 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:38,960 Speaker 2: right now Seattle is leading the NFC West, so you 229 00:10:39,040 --> 00:10:41,320 Speaker 2: got it, you might have to go through Seattle in 230 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:42,800 Speaker 2: the playoffs now at this point. 231 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 1: Important tie break. Yeah, so anytime Seattle loses its especially 232 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 1: to so You're. 233 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 2: You're thinking, you know, I I how I'm looking out 234 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:55,080 Speaker 2: of this. How does Seattle stack up against Baltimore? Because 235 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:58,440 Speaker 2: Baltimore is not a Lions problem anymore at this point, 236 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:02,320 Speaker 2: but Seattle might be again, So what do they do 237 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:05,920 Speaker 2: differently against the Ravens. You have a one to one 238 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:10,080 Speaker 2: comparison here now, and you know they they struggled against 239 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:12,240 Speaker 2: the Browns. Browns have a great defense, they struggled a 240 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:14,080 Speaker 2: little bit. They got lucky to pull that game out, 241 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:17,319 Speaker 2: and I think Baltimore is going to be a really 242 00:11:17,360 --> 00:11:19,400 Speaker 2: good matchup for them at one other one. 243 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:23,319 Speaker 1: For me, I think in the NFC East, you've got Dallas. 244 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 3: As Heavyweightsyway games the first of two between those two 245 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:31,320 Speaker 3: and look to me, if you're Dallas, are you for 246 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:32,080 Speaker 3: real in the NFC? 247 00:11:32,200 --> 00:11:35,199 Speaker 1: Are you one of those one two teams? I think 248 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:37,960 Speaker 1: you go to Philly and beat Philadelphia. Not only does 249 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:40,280 Speaker 1: that help Detroit now you're only half back, half game 250 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:42,920 Speaker 1: back from you know, the number one overall seed, but 251 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:47,040 Speaker 1: also I think it puts Dallas. It puts Dallas on 252 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:49,559 Speaker 1: a path to be right there for the number one 253 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:51,400 Speaker 1: seed as well, to show that they're one of the 254 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 1: best teams in the NFC and that you know, their 255 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:57,360 Speaker 1: team to be reckoned. With Dallas alwnst a number three 256 00:11:57,559 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 1: overall defense, I think Philadelphia's number three overall offense. So 257 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:04,520 Speaker 1: which unit gets the better of who in that matchup? 258 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 1: Obviously two teams that don't like each other, so that'll 259 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:11,080 Speaker 1: be a fun one too that has serious NFC playoff ramifications. 260 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, because you're you're looking at it and Seattle leading 261 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:16,319 Speaker 2: the West right now and Philly leading the East. But 262 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:20,199 Speaker 2: if those flip, you know, San Francisco and Philadelphia could. 263 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:22,079 Speaker 4: Be on the road in round one of them. 264 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:26,960 Speaker 2: Crazy, a crazy statement to say, but those those teams 265 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:29,560 Speaker 2: could be coming to Ford Field for for a potential 266 00:12:29,559 --> 00:12:32,199 Speaker 2: playoff game, which is something you got to think about 267 00:12:31,679 --> 00:12:35,160 Speaker 2: in every NFC loss at this point is going to 268 00:12:35,160 --> 00:12:37,680 Speaker 2: be really important to toll all five of those teams. 269 00:12:37,720 --> 00:12:39,360 Speaker 1: What's maybe one other one you're looking at this week? 270 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:42,160 Speaker 2: I mean, Dolphins Chiefs has to be the answer German fans, 271 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:45,240 Speaker 2: fans get maybe the offensive game. 272 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:47,080 Speaker 1: We need a tree. We have to wake up. Nine 273 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:50,280 Speaker 1: to thirty games out of bed Miami and Kansas City. 274 00:12:50,280 --> 00:12:51,760 Speaker 1: I think they'll probably be a few points scored in 275 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:52,040 Speaker 1: that one. 276 00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:55,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, this might be offensive game of the year. This, this, 277 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 2: this has, this has the potential to be, you know, 278 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:02,439 Speaker 2: explosive all over the So you're getting maybe some guys 279 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:05,400 Speaker 2: back from injury on both sides there, but it's going 280 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:09,400 Speaker 2: to be I'm interested to see how Jalen Ramsey got 281 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:11,720 Speaker 2: an interception in his first game back. This is now, 282 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 2: this is a big test for Jalen Ramsey, who is 283 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:18,640 Speaker 2: allegedly out one hundred percent. So let's see it overseas. 284 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 1: One other game. For me, I think it's hard to 285 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:23,960 Speaker 1: see a game is must win in week nine. But 286 00:13:24,160 --> 00:13:26,160 Speaker 1: when you look at a Rams team with three wins 287 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:28,800 Speaker 1: a green Bay team with two wins, Rams going to 288 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:31,240 Speaker 1: green Bay, I think if they want to keep their 289 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:34,360 Speaker 1: playoff hopes alive in the NFC, if Green Bay obviously 290 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:37,560 Speaker 1: wants to to you know, stay alive in the NFC North, 291 00:13:37,679 --> 00:13:40,160 Speaker 1: I don't think they can lose another game at home. 292 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:42,920 Speaker 1: I think Packers fans would start to get a little 293 00:13:42,920 --> 00:13:45,280 Speaker 1: bit antsy about where that thing's headed. Is Jordan Love 294 00:13:45,320 --> 00:13:48,080 Speaker 1: their quarterback of the future. If the Rams come in 295 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:51,040 Speaker 1: and beat them at home and they go to what 296 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:52,920 Speaker 1: two and six, I think it would be that'd be 297 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:54,200 Speaker 1: tough to come back from. 298 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:57,680 Speaker 2: So and an interesting move from them yesterday trading Rasul Douglas, 299 00:13:57,760 --> 00:14:00,000 Speaker 2: a veteran corner that's been there for a long time 300 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:03,240 Speaker 2: and has played a lot of snaps for them. You know, 301 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:06,559 Speaker 2: Buffalo certainly needed a corner, so it made sense and 302 00:14:06,679 --> 00:14:08,880 Speaker 2: what they got back, But an interesting move to see 303 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 2: the Packers kind of selling a little bit at the deadline, so. 304 00:14:11,480 --> 00:14:13,000 Speaker 1: We get to watch football, and like you said, there's 305 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:14,880 Speaker 1: some good games. The Lions get a chance to do 306 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:17,079 Speaker 1: some self reflection, they get some rest, they get a 307 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:19,920 Speaker 1: little maybe VAK and then you come back refresh and 308 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:21,960 Speaker 1: ready to roll the second half of the season. I've 309 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:25,480 Speaker 1: got Field Yates from YESPN. He's going to join me next. 310 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:27,320 Speaker 1: We're going to talk about Detroit from maybe a little 311 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:30,920 Speaker 1: bit more of a national perspective. Field is always great 312 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:33,400 Speaker 1: any time I talked to him, have him on the podcast, 313 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:45,760 Speaker 1: so enjoy that one. He's coming up next. Welcome back 314 00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 1: to the twenty in the Huddle podcast presented by Microsoft, 315 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:50,640 Speaker 1: and I am very happy to welcome in. Field Yates 316 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:54,160 Speaker 1: does a great job with ESPN the fantasy focused podcast 317 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:57,960 Speaker 1: everything the National Football League and really anything sports wise. Field, 318 00:14:57,960 --> 00:14:59,640 Speaker 1: thanks for taking the time. I appreciate it. 319 00:15:00,440 --> 00:15:02,000 Speaker 4: Thank you for having me on. It feels like a 320 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:03,720 Speaker 4: great time to catch up. The line is in a 321 00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:06,280 Speaker 4: very very good spot as ay head into the well 322 00:15:06,320 --> 00:15:11,360 Speaker 4: deserved bye week. I imagine people are incredibly proud and pleased 323 00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:13,360 Speaker 4: with the efforts so far, with a lot of work 324 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:15,080 Speaker 4: left to do in the second half, but some very 325 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:16,560 Speaker 4: attainable goals within reach. 326 00:15:17,080 --> 00:15:19,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, six and two at the bye, playing pretty good football. 327 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:23,560 Speaker 1: And you looked at the atmosphere at Ford Field on Monday. 328 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:25,800 Speaker 1: I don't know if you caught it or not, but 329 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:29,920 Speaker 1: it's just it's been electric all year. The fans have 330 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:32,600 Speaker 1: traveled on the road. But if they could get a 331 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:35,360 Speaker 1: home playoff game field, I think that would be such 332 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:39,240 Speaker 1: advantage Detroit, because this city, this fan base has been 333 00:15:40,360 --> 00:15:43,120 Speaker 1: waiting for this moment, waiting for this kind of a team, 334 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 1: and to be six and two at this point, they're 335 00:15:45,320 --> 00:15:47,840 Speaker 1: really really excited. But let's get into maybe the most 336 00:15:47,880 --> 00:15:50,680 Speaker 1: recent news, and that's obviously the trade deadline that happened 337 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:54,040 Speaker 1: on Tuesday. Detroit, you know, makes a move with Cleveland, 338 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:56,840 Speaker 1: signs a twenty twenty five six round pick to Cleveland 339 00:15:56,920 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 1: to get a wide receiver, Donovan People's Jones. Maybe just 340 00:15:59,840 --> 00:16:01,880 Speaker 1: your first reaction to to that move. 341 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:04,840 Speaker 4: My first thought was, Marvin Jones has to leave the 342 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:07,200 Speaker 4: team for personal reasons. You're a body short there at 343 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:10,080 Speaker 4: wide receiver, and they're not a bunch of guys available 344 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:12,080 Speaker 4: on the free agent market right now that can do 345 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:14,920 Speaker 4: what you need to do in that Marvin Jones, Marvin 346 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 4: Jones role, which not to say Donovan People's Jones and 347 00:16:17,720 --> 00:16:21,480 Speaker 4: Marvin are the exact same style of player. Donovan probably 348 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:23,640 Speaker 4: has a bit more vertical ability than Marvin does at 349 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:27,720 Speaker 4: this stage of his career. But you know, I certainly 350 00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:31,200 Speaker 4: heard Brad Holmes talk about sort of local appeal as well, 351 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:34,160 Speaker 4: DPJ being from I think I saw from Dan Wetzel 352 00:16:34,440 --> 00:16:36,040 Speaker 4: that he went to high school lots than a mile 353 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:39,040 Speaker 4: away from Ford Field, which is incredible that he is 354 00:16:39,120 --> 00:16:42,160 Speaker 4: right back almost literally in his own backyard. But that 355 00:16:45,680 --> 00:16:47,920 Speaker 4: that's amazing. Yeah, I hope he's He's probably played a 356 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:49,880 Speaker 4: game at Ford Field if I had to imagine. I 357 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:51,920 Speaker 4: don't know exactly what kind of a program they have 358 00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:53,960 Speaker 4: they're at Castech, but if they're any good a football, 359 00:16:53,960 --> 00:16:55,880 Speaker 4: they probably played a game at ford Field at some point. 360 00:16:56,000 --> 00:17:00,840 Speaker 4: So cool sort of symmetry with bringing DPG back, but 361 00:17:00,880 --> 00:17:04,359 Speaker 4: a depth sort of a depth option there. And obviously 362 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:06,480 Speaker 4: this offense has been very good, you know, top seven 363 00:17:06,520 --> 00:17:09,280 Speaker 4: in the NFL in both total offense and total defense. 364 00:17:09,480 --> 00:17:12,760 Speaker 4: But wide receiver depth is probably one area where if 365 00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:15,600 Speaker 4: the Lions maybe look a touch vulnerable on offense, that's 366 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:17,560 Speaker 4: probably the one spot you would point to. But it 367 00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:20,399 Speaker 4: really hasn't slowed them down that much so far this 368 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:21,200 Speaker 4: regular season. 369 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:24,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, cast Tech, by the way, is a powerhouse here. 370 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:26,880 Speaker 1: I learned something down People's Jones has played a state 371 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:29,840 Speaker 1: championship game with that are hosted at Ford Field every year, 372 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:32,080 Speaker 1: so a little bit of a homecoming for him. Were 373 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:34,400 Speaker 1: you a little bit surprised it didn't make a move 374 00:17:34,440 --> 00:17:37,479 Speaker 1: for you know, on defense, cornerback, pass rush. I know 375 00:17:37,840 --> 00:17:40,879 Speaker 1: fans are maybe split fifty to fifty here on wanting 376 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:43,040 Speaker 1: maybe to do something like that. Were you surprised at all? 377 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:46,040 Speaker 4: I was not totally surprised, because I think we learned 378 00:17:46,040 --> 00:17:49,359 Speaker 4: something pretty quickly yesterday, which was that there were a 379 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 4: couple of different price tags that were out there for 380 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:55,600 Speaker 4: players that were sort of premium level. One was what 381 00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:57,880 Speaker 4: we saw in the in the division at NFC North, 382 00:17:57,880 --> 00:18:01,160 Speaker 4: which was the Bears sending a second round pick Montes Sweat. 383 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:03,920 Speaker 4: When you have two wins in the regular season and 384 00:18:04,680 --> 00:18:07,399 Speaker 4: Montes Sweat is in the prime of his career, but 385 00:18:07,480 --> 00:18:11,200 Speaker 4: with just eight what nine games left in this regular 386 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:14,159 Speaker 4: season available, that's not the kind of trade that you 387 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:16,399 Speaker 4: make to just have the guy for the rest of 388 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:19,800 Speaker 4: this season. That was a let's sign him to a 389 00:18:19,840 --> 00:18:22,240 Speaker 4: long term deal type of trade, not that the Lions 390 00:18:22,280 --> 00:18:25,600 Speaker 4: couldn't afford that. They they have good financial flexibility going forward. 391 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:28,240 Speaker 4: I know this is probably not something that Lions fans 392 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:30,000 Speaker 4: have been thinking a ton about because the team's been 393 00:18:30,040 --> 00:18:32,639 Speaker 4: in a different state for the past however many years. 394 00:18:32,680 --> 00:18:36,880 Speaker 4: But every player brought in going forward has to fit 395 00:18:36,920 --> 00:18:39,240 Speaker 4: into the financial puzzle a whole lot more than they've 396 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:41,080 Speaker 4: been accustomed to, right, because all of a sudden you 397 00:18:41,119 --> 00:18:43,240 Speaker 4: got a bunch of good players, right, I mean Aiden Hutchinson. 398 00:18:43,280 --> 00:18:46,159 Speaker 4: I know this is still over a year away, but 399 00:18:46,280 --> 00:18:48,680 Speaker 4: it's also only a little over a year away. 400 00:18:48,680 --> 00:18:49,520 Speaker 1: Right, that's common. 401 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:53,320 Speaker 4: Thirty million dollar player in twenty March of twenty twenty five, 402 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 4: or maybe even January February of twenty twenty five. And 403 00:18:57,480 --> 00:18:59,439 Speaker 4: you know mon ross A Brown, same deal with him, right, 404 00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:01,200 Speaker 4: howat it has he been and how much is he 405 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:04,120 Speaker 4: worth going forward? And Jared Goff, who you know, they've 406 00:19:04,119 --> 00:19:06,240 Speaker 4: they've sort of touched on the idea of an extension 407 00:19:06,240 --> 00:19:09,160 Speaker 4: for Jared at some point, without saying that a deal 408 00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:12,679 Speaker 4: was imminent or anything like that. But I would imagine 409 00:19:12,680 --> 00:19:14,960 Speaker 4: Jared's gonna be the quarterback for quite some time. In Detroit, 410 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:17,040 Speaker 4: and as you know, well the price tag for a 411 00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:19,360 Speaker 4: quarterback is not you know, ten million much, right, it's 412 00:19:19,359 --> 00:19:22,119 Speaker 4: about four or five times. Then. Yeah, so I was 413 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:24,960 Speaker 4: not totally surprised that there was not a big splashy move. 414 00:19:25,119 --> 00:19:27,600 Speaker 4: And you know, we saw a Chase Young trade to 415 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:30,200 Speaker 4: San Francisco, which struck me as very much of the 416 00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:32,360 Speaker 4: rental category, right, because if you're trading a third round 417 00:19:32,359 --> 00:19:35,200 Speaker 4: pick for a guy that is I would say in 418 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:38,880 Speaker 4: a similar boat. Not necessarily quite, I would say right now, 419 00:19:38,960 --> 00:19:42,040 Speaker 4: Montese West is superior player to Chase Young in terms 420 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:45,199 Speaker 4: of just sort of consistency and you know, sort of 421 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:49,600 Speaker 4: dependability because of the health. But Chase goes for what 422 00:19:49,760 --> 00:19:51,880 Speaker 4: probably will be a low back end of the third 423 00:19:51,960 --> 00:19:53,159 Speaker 4: As a matter of fact, it will be a back 424 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:54,760 Speaker 4: end of the third round pick because it's one of 425 00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:57,760 Speaker 4: the form Matter's compensatory picks, as they announced yesterday, so 426 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 4: you can trade. Compensatory picks are awarded as a result 427 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:05,040 Speaker 4: of a diversity coaching or general manager higher so, and 428 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:09,560 Speaker 4: it's going to be pick one hundred and two, that's 429 00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:12,520 Speaker 4: a sign that this deal is probably of the rental variety. 430 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:15,040 Speaker 4: And if you're Detroit, you know I think that's a 431 00:20:15,160 --> 00:20:18,120 Speaker 4: justifiable thing to do, But there's there's a fine line 432 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:21,959 Speaker 4: there because you know, you can only make those kind 433 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:24,080 Speaker 4: of moves every so often. And I thought it was 434 00:20:24,119 --> 00:20:27,440 Speaker 4: a reasonable gamble by San Francisco. But to sort of 435 00:20:27,440 --> 00:20:29,760 Speaker 4: bring it all back to the Lions, I wasn't totally 436 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:32,800 Speaker 4: surprised by the lack of inactivity because on the defense 437 00:20:32,880 --> 00:20:34,919 Speaker 4: out of the ball, because while there were more trades 438 00:20:34,920 --> 00:20:37,560 Speaker 4: than usual, there are still only like, what eight or 439 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:42,000 Speaker 4: ten total trades yesterday, so being involved in one at 440 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:43,080 Speaker 4: least put them in the mix. 441 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:45,760 Speaker 1: One other name too. You talked about some of the 442 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:48,920 Speaker 1: deals or potential deals coming up for Detroit and and 443 00:20:49,040 --> 00:20:51,480 Speaker 1: you know, some of the extensions down the road Penney 444 00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:54,680 Speaker 1: Sewell might reset the tackle market as well, So that's 445 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:56,720 Speaker 1: another one to include in there too. So now you're 446 00:20:56,720 --> 00:20:58,919 Speaker 1: talking about three, four or five guys that are going 447 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:02,000 Speaker 1: to be amongst the so to your point, you've got 448 00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:04,280 Speaker 1: to be looking a little bit more long term as well. 449 00:21:04,359 --> 00:21:06,200 Speaker 1: All Right, we talked about it off the top of 450 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:08,400 Speaker 1: how this team is at six and two, feeling really 451 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:13,120 Speaker 1: good about themselves, coming off a win on Monday night. 452 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:15,200 Speaker 1: It wasn't the best performance, but look good teams find 453 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:17,320 Speaker 1: ways to win those games, right, And when you look 454 00:21:17,359 --> 00:21:19,760 Speaker 1: at the first eight games of Detroit, I'm just curious, 455 00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:23,440 Speaker 1: Field Yates for ESPN, what do you like about this team? 456 00:21:23,520 --> 00:21:25,560 Speaker 1: What's maybe one area that gives you a little bit 457 00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:27,600 Speaker 1: of pause, a little bit of concern that you'd maybe 458 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:29,200 Speaker 1: like to see them clean up a little bit in 459 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:30,200 Speaker 1: the second half of the season. 460 00:21:30,440 --> 00:21:32,000 Speaker 4: Well, there are two things, and I guess they kind 461 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:34,120 Speaker 4: of tie together. One is they found different ways to win. 462 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:36,400 Speaker 4: Now because to your point, you scored one offensive touchdown, 463 00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:38,600 Speaker 4: yes a Monday, excuse me, and you still find the 464 00:21:38,640 --> 00:21:41,520 Speaker 4: way to win. And it was a twelve point game, 465 00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:43,720 Speaker 4: they didn't feel like a twelve point game, right. It 466 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:48,439 Speaker 4: felt like a more disparate scoring output there. But the 467 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:50,959 Speaker 4: fact that they're winning games in different ways is to 468 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:55,160 Speaker 4: me a real involvement evolution, I should say, from where 469 00:21:55,160 --> 00:21:57,200 Speaker 4: they had been in prior years. I mean even last 470 00:21:57,280 --> 00:21:59,560 Speaker 4: year when they were awesome down the stretch, was it 471 00:21:59,560 --> 00:22:02,600 Speaker 4: seventy two during their final nine games, you know, there 472 00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:04,760 Speaker 4: still was a little bit of you know, it felt 473 00:22:04,800 --> 00:22:07,280 Speaker 4: like some of those games were and they started to 474 00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:09,439 Speaker 4: pick things up defensively, but it felt like the offense 475 00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:11,800 Speaker 4: was going to have to carry a little bit more 476 00:22:11,800 --> 00:22:13,720 Speaker 4: of the load weekend and week out. Where it feels 477 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:16,280 Speaker 4: like defensively now you can tighten the screws in a 478 00:22:16,280 --> 00:22:19,040 Speaker 4: few different ways. On opposing offenses, the pass rush has 479 00:22:19,080 --> 00:22:22,600 Speaker 4: been at times outstanding. You know, Aiden looks like future 480 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:25,439 Speaker 4: Defensive Player of the Year type of guy. That's a 481 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:28,520 Speaker 4: hard that's a hard honor to earn because only one 482 00:22:28,560 --> 00:22:31,280 Speaker 4: player gets it. But that's the kind of skill set 483 00:22:31,520 --> 00:22:34,520 Speaker 4: and the kind of tenacity that he has shown early 484 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:36,639 Speaker 4: on in year two. Here I guess halfway through year 485 00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:38,959 Speaker 4: two and then the secondary. You know, some of these 486 00:22:38,960 --> 00:22:41,240 Speaker 4: pieces that you spent real money on this past offseason, 487 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:43,680 Speaker 4: you have to hit on them. You know, Cam Sutton's 488 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:46,359 Speaker 4: looked like the absolute real deal and do some of 489 00:22:46,359 --> 00:22:50,520 Speaker 4: this without CJ. Gardner. Johnson has been extremely impressive as well. 490 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:53,520 Speaker 4: You know, Brian branch in that lineup has certainly hurt. 491 00:22:53,560 --> 00:22:56,720 Speaker 4: But I mean that that draft class from this past year, 492 00:22:56,760 --> 00:22:59,159 Speaker 4: which was discussed a lot, so I know, you know, 493 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:04,040 Speaker 4: for a variety of different reasons, whether you love the picks, 494 00:23:04,080 --> 00:23:06,399 Speaker 4: whether you thought the picks were you know, whether you 495 00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:09,560 Speaker 4: were anti drafting a running back or a linebacker in 496 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:11,919 Speaker 4: the first round person or you thought it was the 497 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:14,080 Speaker 4: best draft of the entire NFL. You can't deny the 498 00:23:14,080 --> 00:23:17,040 Speaker 4: production right now. And you know, their top four guys 499 00:23:17,080 --> 00:23:22,000 Speaker 4: have all made meaningful contributions to winning. And so this 500 00:23:22,040 --> 00:23:24,439 Speaker 4: Lion's team getting the job done in multiple different ways 501 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:26,639 Speaker 4: is one of the themes. And then the fact that 502 00:23:26,640 --> 00:23:29,720 Speaker 4: we're talking about them winning defensively is also essential because 503 00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:32,199 Speaker 4: they've poured a lot of resources into that defense. And 504 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:35,600 Speaker 4: I mean, I will remember the time in the middle 505 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:37,520 Speaker 4: of the year last year where it felt like, you know, 506 00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:40,840 Speaker 4: Dan Campbell's having either defend Aaron Glenn like that he's 507 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:43,760 Speaker 4: sticking with him as the defensive coordinator. And I was 508 00:23:43,760 --> 00:23:46,720 Speaker 4: having this conversation actually with some college at ESPN recently 509 00:23:47,440 --> 00:23:50,240 Speaker 4: and just we were all remarking on how Aaron Glenn 510 00:23:50,320 --> 00:23:52,920 Speaker 4: would be a will be an outstanding head coach one day, 511 00:23:53,880 --> 00:23:56,720 Speaker 4: has so much respect around the NFL, and I'm glad 512 00:23:56,760 --> 00:24:00,040 Speaker 4: that Dan Campbell stok by him because it's so so 513 00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:03,120 Speaker 4: fun to see this defense playing the kind of football 514 00:24:03,119 --> 00:24:06,199 Speaker 4: that the paper talents, which you know, it's not always 515 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:08,600 Speaker 4: worth it's weight in paper, but the paper talent is 516 00:24:08,800 --> 00:24:10,520 Speaker 4: good enough that they should be a good defense and 517 00:24:10,680 --> 00:24:13,720 Speaker 4: to be top seven and total defense and that that 518 00:24:14,119 --> 00:24:16,679 Speaker 4: is specifically related to yards allowed. That to me is 519 00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:18,640 Speaker 4: extremely extremely impressive. 520 00:24:18,680 --> 00:24:21,679 Speaker 1: And to maybe potentially get come December, guys like C. J. Gardner, 521 00:24:21,760 --> 00:24:25,320 Speaker 1: Johnson back, guys like James Houston who were hurt, you know, 522 00:24:25,359 --> 00:24:28,119 Speaker 1: week two. They've done this without you know, two guys 523 00:24:28,119 --> 00:24:32,240 Speaker 1: that were obviously expected to play, you know, big roles 524 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:35,360 Speaker 1: on defense. So they've had guys step up. They're they're 525 00:24:35,359 --> 00:24:37,080 Speaker 1: playing pretty good football on that side of the ball 526 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:39,720 Speaker 1: right now. So Field, you look at this team, is 527 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:44,359 Speaker 1: this an NFC championship slash super Bowl caliber type team 528 00:24:44,520 --> 00:24:47,159 Speaker 1: when you watch them? Why? Or maybe why not? 529 00:24:47,840 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 2: Yeah? 530 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:50,159 Speaker 4: I think they're part of the I would think that 531 00:24:50,320 --> 00:24:54,200 Speaker 4: right now, it's probably five teams that strike me as 532 00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:57,520 Speaker 4: the cream of the crop in the NFC. And maybe 533 00:24:57,560 --> 00:25:00,879 Speaker 4: you could divide maybe maybe you know, Philadelphia has been 534 00:25:00,920 --> 00:25:06,160 Speaker 4: the most impressive up to bottom, because while I think 535 00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:08,399 Speaker 4: there are Eagle fans that would tell you hasn't always 536 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:10,960 Speaker 4: been pretty for them. The sign of a good team, 537 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:12,960 Speaker 4: and you talked about this with Lions a few minutes ago, 538 00:25:13,080 --> 00:25:15,960 Speaker 4: Tim is that you find ways to win. And so 539 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:17,560 Speaker 4: when you're the only team in the NFL is one 540 00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:20,240 Speaker 4: loss that to me speaks for itself. But I would 541 00:25:20,280 --> 00:25:24,520 Speaker 4: say that Philadelphia, Dallas, Detroit, and both San Francisco and 542 00:25:24,560 --> 00:25:27,000 Speaker 4: Seattle have a chance to make some real noise once 543 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:30,040 Speaker 4: the playoffs roll around. The truth of the NFL now 544 00:25:30,119 --> 00:25:32,680 Speaker 4: is that by means more than it did a couple 545 00:25:32,720 --> 00:25:34,720 Speaker 4: of years ago. Because one team gets it, you're one 546 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:38,000 Speaker 4: win away from playing in the NFC Championship game at home, 547 00:25:38,119 --> 00:25:40,119 Speaker 4: by the way, of course, because you only get that 548 00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:43,240 Speaker 4: number one that buy with the number one seed. So 549 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:45,879 Speaker 4: I would say that Detroit is definitely in that mix. 550 00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:50,080 Speaker 4: And I would say areas that will determine exactly how 551 00:25:50,119 --> 00:25:54,360 Speaker 4: far they go would be, you know, offensively, if there 552 00:25:54,400 --> 00:25:57,040 Speaker 4: are teams I don't know that I've seen one that 553 00:25:57,080 --> 00:25:59,719 Speaker 4: has really screened that they can do this, but they 554 00:25:59,720 --> 00:26:03,000 Speaker 4: can slow down one dimension of the offense. If they 555 00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:06,880 Speaker 4: can slow down you know, Monross Saint Brown. Is somebody 556 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:09,000 Speaker 4: going to be capable of stepping up? Is it going 557 00:26:09,080 --> 00:26:12,080 Speaker 4: to be like a Sam Laporta's presence enough, Is Jamison 558 00:26:12,080 --> 00:26:15,720 Speaker 4: Williams going to have a more consistent output? You know, 559 00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:18,280 Speaker 4: whether it's Josh Reynolds or Khalif Raymond or not in 560 00:26:18,320 --> 00:26:21,359 Speaker 4: people's jones. Can they get something out of the complimentary receivers. 561 00:26:21,440 --> 00:26:23,720 Speaker 4: And then you know, defensively, some of the things they've 562 00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:26,040 Speaker 4: been doing are are very impressive. You know, sacks and 563 00:26:26,040 --> 00:26:29,639 Speaker 4: splash plays and turnovers are are really really impressive. But 564 00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:32,359 Speaker 4: they're not always predictable. And if you can keep those up, 565 00:26:32,359 --> 00:26:34,760 Speaker 4: then you got a real chance because this team obviously 566 00:26:34,760 --> 00:26:37,320 Speaker 4: plays with I would say, probably as much like competitive 567 00:26:37,320 --> 00:26:39,600 Speaker 4: toughness as really any team in the NFL. That is 568 00:26:39,680 --> 00:26:41,520 Speaker 4: definitely you know, that's them from the head coach they 569 00:26:41,520 --> 00:26:44,880 Speaker 4: play for, and the confidence is off the charts right now. 570 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:47,840 Speaker 4: They believe that this is not you know, just some 571 00:26:47,840 --> 00:26:51,200 Speaker 4: some feel good story. They think that I think this team, 572 00:26:51,240 --> 00:26:53,600 Speaker 4: I think this team strikes me as like they think 573 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:56,439 Speaker 4: very as good as anybody in the NFL. And uh, 574 00:26:56,520 --> 00:26:58,199 Speaker 4: they've had pretty good reason to feel that way. You know, 575 00:26:58,200 --> 00:27:00,720 Speaker 4: they've got some real signature wins and you know, beating 576 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:02,879 Speaker 4: the defending champs in their place in Week one was 577 00:27:02,920 --> 00:27:04,600 Speaker 4: a great way to hit the tone for the season. 578 00:27:04,760 --> 00:27:07,360 Speaker 4: And I know that, you know, the Lions would never 579 00:27:07,359 --> 00:27:10,480 Speaker 4: say this themselves out loud, but when you're two games 580 00:27:10,520 --> 00:27:12,959 Speaker 4: up with the division and the team that's closest to 581 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:15,840 Speaker 4: you and the standings just lost it's starting quarterback for 582 00:27:15,880 --> 00:27:18,679 Speaker 4: the rest of this season. It's hard not to be 583 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:21,320 Speaker 4: thinking big Week nine going Intoarby. 584 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:24,119 Speaker 1: Yeah, one hundred percent. It'll be advantage some good games 585 00:27:24,160 --> 00:27:27,520 Speaker 1: this week Dallas and Philadelphia. That'll define some things in 586 00:27:27,560 --> 00:27:32,080 Speaker 1: the NFC a little bit too. Seattle and Baltimore, the 587 00:27:32,119 --> 00:27:34,480 Speaker 1: two teams that beat Detroit are playing each other, so 588 00:27:35,240 --> 00:27:37,159 Speaker 1: the Lions fans will joy some of the games, some 589 00:27:37,160 --> 00:27:39,119 Speaker 1: of the competition while on there By a week you 590 00:27:39,160 --> 00:27:42,080 Speaker 1: mentioned Dan Campbell and it brings up my next question again. 591 00:27:42,119 --> 00:27:44,280 Speaker 1: I'm with the field. Yates does a great job with 592 00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:46,639 Speaker 1: the ESPN. Check out the Fantasy focused podcast of his. 593 00:27:46,760 --> 00:27:50,720 Speaker 1: It's terrific. Dan Campbell. You know, from the national perspective, 594 00:27:50,760 --> 00:27:54,080 Speaker 1: obviously early on it was the knee biting and you know, 595 00:27:54,240 --> 00:27:56,959 Speaker 1: some of that kind of stuff. But you look at 596 00:27:56,960 --> 00:27:59,560 Speaker 1: how this teams have evolved, how this team has evolved 597 00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:02,560 Speaker 1: alluded to it a little bit and their play early 598 00:28:02,600 --> 00:28:05,000 Speaker 1: on has the narrative around him a little bit from 599 00:28:05,040 --> 00:28:07,800 Speaker 1: a national perspective changed a little bit, and people now 600 00:28:07,840 --> 00:28:11,600 Speaker 1: appreciate just what kind of coach he is. From an 601 00:28:11,600 --> 00:28:14,639 Speaker 1: offensive mine to a team motivator to everything else. 602 00:28:15,119 --> 00:28:16,640 Speaker 4: Yeah, because I think there is a little bit of 603 00:28:16,680 --> 00:28:19,960 Speaker 4: this like progression as a coach where it's like you 604 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:21,960 Speaker 4: got the sense the guys will want to play hard 605 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:25,600 Speaker 4: for Dan pretty early, right, right, because he obviously pours 606 00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:29,360 Speaker 4: as much into this as maybe any coach in the NFL. Right, 607 00:28:29,400 --> 00:28:32,399 Speaker 4: I mean you could. I thought that that interview before 608 00:28:32,680 --> 00:28:35,359 Speaker 4: the game on Monday night with Michelle buck Beisner was 609 00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:37,439 Speaker 4: Bisner Bluck. I should say it was awesome and just 610 00:28:37,440 --> 00:28:39,320 Speaker 4: seeing just how much team me sim right, I mean 611 00:28:39,360 --> 00:28:41,600 Speaker 4: this is like his life. These guys are that's him, 612 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:44,040 Speaker 4: like his kids, right, Yeah, that's that's him every single day. 613 00:28:44,760 --> 00:28:48,280 Speaker 4: But it's not just like a guy who says the 614 00:28:48,360 --> 00:28:51,560 Speaker 4: right things at the right time. And you've seen and 615 00:28:51,800 --> 00:28:54,320 Speaker 4: Ben Johnson obviously deserves the tonic right over this, right, 616 00:28:54,360 --> 00:28:56,560 Speaker 4: But like there's you know, this team's well coached. This 617 00:28:56,640 --> 00:28:59,440 Speaker 4: team is well coached offensively or well coach defensively. I 618 00:28:59,440 --> 00:29:01,520 Speaker 4: think the game management from Dan Campbell has been really 619 00:29:01,560 --> 00:29:04,120 Speaker 4: solid for the most part this season, Like the aggression 620 00:29:04,160 --> 00:29:06,440 Speaker 4: on fourth down, and we saw this last year, right, 621 00:29:06,480 --> 00:29:08,240 Speaker 4: I mean the Week eight team win over Green Bay 622 00:29:08,360 --> 00:29:11,040 Speaker 4: was a great example of it. You're not settling for, 623 00:29:11,480 --> 00:29:13,280 Speaker 4: you know, the chance to maybe win the game, but 624 00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:15,520 Speaker 4: going out there and just winning it. That kind of 625 00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:18,240 Speaker 4: stuff I think really can carry over for one season 626 00:29:18,280 --> 00:29:20,640 Speaker 4: to the next, and it seems like their confidence in 627 00:29:21,040 --> 00:29:24,720 Speaker 4: Dan Campbell is unwavering. So it's been great to see him, 628 00:29:25,440 --> 00:29:27,400 Speaker 4: you know, kind of get the spotlight and the recognition 629 00:29:27,480 --> 00:29:29,680 Speaker 4: that he deserves, even though if I had to imagine, 630 00:29:30,200 --> 00:29:34,080 Speaker 4: he probably cares. Maybe Belichick cares less about the attention 631 00:29:34,160 --> 00:29:36,120 Speaker 4: than he coached in the NFL, But Dan Campbell's probably 632 00:29:36,200 --> 00:29:37,520 Speaker 4: up there too, right. I mean, this guy just wants 633 00:29:37,560 --> 00:29:40,720 Speaker 4: to coach football and just do his jobs. So he's 634 00:29:40,760 --> 00:29:42,720 Speaker 4: not doing it for people telling him how good he 635 00:29:42,840 --> 00:29:45,280 Speaker 4: is at doing it. He's doing it because he would bleed. 636 00:29:45,840 --> 00:29:48,400 Speaker 4: He he would probably do anything for the fifty three 637 00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:50,600 Speaker 4: guys on the roster, plus the have very many guys 638 00:29:50,600 --> 00:29:52,840 Speaker 4: and I are the other six team in a practice 639 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:54,800 Speaker 4: squad and you name it. I mean, he is. He 640 00:29:54,880 --> 00:29:56,480 Speaker 4: is all ball, all the time. So it's been fun 641 00:29:56,520 --> 00:29:57,360 Speaker 4: to see that development. 642 00:29:57,760 --> 00:30:00,000 Speaker 1: No, one hundred percent, you certainly have a pulse sign 643 00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:02,680 Speaker 1: on Dan Campbell. Find a one from Mefield. You look 644 00:30:02,720 --> 00:30:05,800 Speaker 1: at you know, quarterback Jered Golf is playing so well, 645 00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:08,440 Speaker 1: it has been now for a couple of years, arguably 646 00:30:08,480 --> 00:30:10,440 Speaker 1: playing the best football of his career. I think a 647 00:30:10,480 --> 00:30:12,440 Speaker 1: lot of people forget that he's twenty nine years old. 648 00:30:12,520 --> 00:30:14,000 Speaker 1: I mean, we're not talking about a thirty two to 649 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:16,880 Speaker 1: thirty three year old quarterback here. He's got a lot 650 00:30:16,880 --> 00:30:18,920 Speaker 1: of future in this league. You look at some of 651 00:30:18,960 --> 00:30:21,640 Speaker 1: the other young stars that we talked about. I'm on 652 00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:25,000 Speaker 1: Ross Saint Brown and Aiden Hutchinson and Penny Seowel and 653 00:30:25,200 --> 00:30:28,160 Speaker 1: and you know some of the veterans on this team 654 00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:31,080 Speaker 1: as well that are still fairly young. You just look 655 00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:32,760 Speaker 1: at some of the stars, the core on this team. 656 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:35,280 Speaker 1: This is this a Detroit Lions team in your opinion, 657 00:30:35,360 --> 00:30:39,479 Speaker 1: that's now built for suctin sustained success with what Brad 658 00:30:39,520 --> 00:30:42,080 Speaker 1: has done, continues to do in the draft, and and 659 00:30:42,120 --> 00:30:44,400 Speaker 1: what Dan and his coaching staff are doing as well. 660 00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:47,200 Speaker 4: Yeah, the hardest part for line now they might have 661 00:30:47,200 --> 00:30:49,360 Speaker 4: had that any premium picks anymore. Right, Like you know, 662 00:30:49,440 --> 00:30:52,440 Speaker 4: picking in the top five is it stinks during the 663 00:30:52,440 --> 00:30:55,560 Speaker 4: regular season, but it's great from January to April. You're 664 00:30:55,560 --> 00:30:58,280 Speaker 4: sitting there and you're deciding, all right, well, if Ian 665 00:30:58,360 --> 00:31:00,720 Speaker 4: Hutchinson's falls to pick too well, Cam and not think 666 00:31:00,720 --> 00:31:02,440 Speaker 4: twice about it. You know last year with that six 667 00:31:02,480 --> 00:31:04,160 Speaker 4: overall pick, which of course was not because of their 668 00:31:04,200 --> 00:31:07,360 Speaker 4: own record, but you know that the Matthew Stafford trade, 669 00:31:07,360 --> 00:31:09,160 Speaker 4: which of course worked out great for both sides. And 670 00:31:09,400 --> 00:31:11,640 Speaker 4: I would say the Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff trade 671 00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:14,280 Speaker 4: is probably the more accurate way of describing it. So 672 00:31:14,320 --> 00:31:15,800 Speaker 4: it might be a little bit different in terms of 673 00:31:15,960 --> 00:31:19,280 Speaker 4: getting guys in the door blue chip prospect wise, but 674 00:31:19,520 --> 00:31:21,320 Speaker 4: they're they're set up for it. They are set up 675 00:31:21,320 --> 00:31:24,280 Speaker 4: for it right now, and they're going to be opportunistic. 676 00:31:24,320 --> 00:31:25,840 Speaker 4: I get the sense that they're going to be willing to, 677 00:31:26,720 --> 00:31:30,320 Speaker 4: you know, not just settle and be aggressive. And I 678 00:31:30,400 --> 00:31:33,320 Speaker 4: just think that it's it's been well, it hasn't been 679 00:31:33,680 --> 00:31:35,720 Speaker 4: that long, right, This is not like year seven of 680 00:31:35,800 --> 00:31:38,520 Speaker 4: Dan Campbell and Brat Holmes, right, it is year three, right, 681 00:31:38,560 --> 00:31:42,360 Speaker 4: So this is not that long into it. But the 682 00:31:42,520 --> 00:31:45,720 Speaker 4: plan like it's really quickly come together to the point 683 00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:48,040 Speaker 4: that you've got buy in. It seems like across the board, 684 00:31:48,280 --> 00:31:50,400 Speaker 4: and it's like, you know, there are a couple of 685 00:31:50,440 --> 00:31:53,000 Speaker 4: things that can prevent you from progressing. One to be 686 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:56,200 Speaker 4: a quarterback problem. They don't have that. Two would be 687 00:31:56,600 --> 00:31:58,440 Speaker 4: you know, if you have guys that are you know, 688 00:31:58,480 --> 00:32:00,440 Speaker 4: contractually in a bad spot for your ross, they just 689 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:01,800 Speaker 4: make too much money. There's not a lot of Adam 690 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:05,000 Speaker 4: roster either, right. I mean, they're gonna have relatively clean books. 691 00:32:05,240 --> 00:32:08,160 Speaker 4: And I described I by the way, describe clean books 692 00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:09,680 Speaker 4: not just as like, hey, we've got a lot of 693 00:32:09,760 --> 00:32:12,680 Speaker 4: money going forward that we can spend. It's if you 694 00:32:12,680 --> 00:32:15,600 Speaker 4: don't have that much money, it's because you've paid the 695 00:32:15,680 --> 00:32:18,280 Speaker 4: right players the right amount. I think their books are 696 00:32:18,320 --> 00:32:21,400 Speaker 4: relatively clean going forward. So if we saw anything from 697 00:32:21,480 --> 00:32:23,200 Speaker 4: this past free agency is that they're willing to be 698 00:32:23,200 --> 00:32:25,320 Speaker 4: in the mix on a lot of key players. And 699 00:32:25,400 --> 00:32:27,080 Speaker 4: you've got guys that want to come to Detroit now 700 00:32:27,120 --> 00:32:30,720 Speaker 4: and typically winning breeds more interest. So this is the 701 00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:33,920 Speaker 4: sort of maybe not the start, but this is the 702 00:32:33,920 --> 00:32:36,360 Speaker 4: next step in what is I think the start took 703 00:32:36,360 --> 00:32:38,160 Speaker 4: place two years ago, but this is the next step 704 00:32:38,160 --> 00:32:40,160 Speaker 4: and what could be you know, maybe one of the 705 00:32:40,160 --> 00:32:42,600 Speaker 4: teams that for the next two, three, four, five years 706 00:32:43,200 --> 00:32:44,040 Speaker 4: is right there in the mix. 707 00:32:44,160 --> 00:32:47,719 Speaker 1: Every season in the ANFC all field. You have Lions 708 00:32:47,760 --> 00:32:50,520 Speaker 1: fans excited, man, you have them excited. Look, it's an 709 00:32:50,560 --> 00:32:53,560 Speaker 1: exciting time here. Six and two obviously a great spot 710 00:32:53,560 --> 00:32:55,360 Speaker 1: to be going into their biweek. They're going to rest 711 00:32:55,440 --> 00:32:58,720 Speaker 1: up to some self evaluation and then it's you know, 712 00:32:58,760 --> 00:33:01,040 Speaker 1: week ten at the Los Ange those Chargers, which should 713 00:33:01,080 --> 00:33:02,600 Speaker 1: be a good match up on the road right to 714 00:33:02,640 --> 00:33:04,720 Speaker 1: go out west, but this is a Lion team that 715 00:33:04,720 --> 00:33:07,000 Speaker 1: that doesn't face. I think I got one team with 716 00:33:07,040 --> 00:33:09,000 Speaker 1: a winning record the second half of the year. Things 717 00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:11,840 Speaker 1: are lined up. It's an exciting time here. It should 718 00:33:11,880 --> 00:33:14,520 Speaker 1: be a fun second half of the season. And you're 719 00:33:14,560 --> 00:33:16,600 Speaker 1: gonna come along for the ride. I'm sure too, so 720 00:33:16,880 --> 00:33:19,440 Speaker 1: Field Gates from ESPN, I really appreciate you taking the time. 721 00:33:19,520 --> 00:33:23,320 Speaker 1: Great stuff as always, and have fun watching the games 722 00:33:23,320 --> 00:33:24,760 Speaker 1: this weekend and the second half of the season. 723 00:33:25,040 --> 00:33:26,720 Speaker 4: I can tell you this, tim, I will be along 724 00:33:26,720 --> 00:33:28,960 Speaker 4: for the ride because I'm coast and the fantasy focus 725 00:33:29,040 --> 00:33:32,920 Speaker 4: Daniel Doptus as a Michigan native, lifelong guy, hard lines fan. 726 00:33:33,000 --> 00:33:35,160 Speaker 4: We play in a fantasy league together. It's the Michigan 727 00:33:35,200 --> 00:33:37,760 Speaker 4: Men Fantasy League. Or it's only people from Michigan except 728 00:33:37,760 --> 00:33:40,960 Speaker 4: for me. They let one guy in from Massachusetts and 729 00:33:41,680 --> 00:33:45,640 Speaker 4: those are the passion of those nine Michigan fans. Well 730 00:33:45,640 --> 00:33:48,720 Speaker 4: Michigan men and huge Lions fans bleeds through a text 731 00:33:48,760 --> 00:33:52,440 Speaker 4: message pretty much all throughout the week, but somedays I 732 00:33:52,480 --> 00:33:53,880 Speaker 4: swear I get a play by play, like I don't 733 00:33:53,880 --> 00:33:55,800 Speaker 4: even have to watch the game because pretty much every 734 00:33:55,800 --> 00:33:58,280 Speaker 4: play they text about it, so I will be along 735 00:33:58,320 --> 00:34:00,600 Speaker 4: for the ride. And it has been a very cheery 736 00:34:00,640 --> 00:34:01,760 Speaker 4: and upbeat group this year. 737 00:34:02,400 --> 00:34:05,120 Speaker 1: Awesome, great job, Field, thanks for taking the time. I 738 00:34:05,160 --> 00:34:07,440 Speaker 1: really appreciate it. And hopefully I'll run into you here 739 00:34:07,680 --> 00:34:08,880 Speaker 1: sometimes second half of the season. 740 00:34:08,920 --> 00:34:11,080 Speaker 4: I hope I run into you in Las Vegas in February. Team. 741 00:34:11,120 --> 00:34:11,600 Speaker 4: That's what I want. 742 00:34:11,880 --> 00:34:13,520 Speaker 1: That would be fun, wouldn't it think. 743 00:34:13,400 --> 00:34:14,400 Speaker 4: That that would be awesome? 744 00:34:14,680 --> 00:34:15,880 Speaker 1: All right? Field, appreciate you. 745 00:34:16,440 --> 00:34:16,799 Speaker 4: Thank you.